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Paraplacodus

Naam beteken: “near Placodus”1

Het geëet: VleisSeereptieleMiddel-TriasTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Paraplacodus was a small marine reptile that lived in the sea during the Middle Triassic, about 247 to 237 million years ago. It looked a bit like a scaly newt and used its special teeth to crunch shellfish on the seabed.2 3

Prettige feit: hierdie seereptiel het geswem terwyl dinosourusse op land geloop het. Almal noem hulle dino's, maar hulle was 'n ander tak van die reptiele.

Het geleef

247 tot 237 miljoen jaar gelede3

Middel-Trias

Fossiele gevind in

Northern Italy and Switzerland, including Monte San Giorgio2 1

Lengte

1,5 m (4,9 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 10 km/h (6 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

so lank soos 3 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 8 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 18 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Paraplacodus vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

Paraplacodus omtrent 10 km/h (6 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Paraplacodus had three pairs of protruding teeth in the top jaw and two rows in the front, perfect for grabbing shellfish.2

Its thick ribs formed a box-like ribcage with an almost square cross-section, helping it stay near the seabed while hunting.2

It belonged to a group called placodonts, and most were either unarmored like a newt or heavily armored like a turtle. Paraplacodus was unarmored.2

Recent research suggests Paraplacodus did not only eat hard-shelled animals, but also small, raspberry-shaped macroalgae.2

The name Paraplacodus means 'near Placodus', because it looked similar to another placodont called Placodus.2

KI-prent van Paraplacodus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Paraplacodus dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Paraplacodus

?How big was Paraplacodus?

It was a small reptile, measuring about 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) in total body length.2

?What did Paraplacodus eat?

It mostly ate shellfish, using its front teeth to pick them up and back teeth to crush their shells. Recent research also suggests it ate small, raspberry-shaped macroalgae.2

?Was Paraplacodus a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a placodont sauropterygian, not a dinosaur.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Paraplacodus
Benoem deur: Peyer 19313
Groep: Seereptiele
Familie / klade: Paraplacodontidae3
Klassifikasie: Placodontia > Sauropterygia3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 247 tot 237 miljoen jaar ()3
Rotsformasies: Braies, Besano3
Lande: Italië, Switserland3
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Paraplacodus was named in 1931 by Bernhard Peyer, based on fossils found in Northern Italy and Switzerland.2 1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Paraplacodus ate only shellfish or also plants like algae.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Untitled Document (paleofile.com)
Paraplacodus (en.wikipedia.org)
Paraplacodus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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